ABSTRACT
Until recently, research examining psychotherapy offered only limited guidance to practicing therapists. The structure of the typical study-from its university setting, to its elaborate controls to assure validity, to its carefully qualified conclusions (e.g., “more research is necessary”)—mitigated the opportunity for the direct application of research findings. Over the past few years, however, we have begun
to see the emergence of research that is intended to influence practice and is designed for consumption by care providers. A prime example has been the work of Kenneth Howard, a professor at Northwestern University before his untimely death in 2002.
